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Launch Date: August 9, 2024 Launch Time: 8:13 a.m. EDT, 1213 UTC, 14:13 CEST Launch Window: 8:13 a.m. EDT - 12:13 p.m. EDT Launch Status: Scheduled Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Booster TBD) Mission: Starlink Group 8-3 Flight Number: TBD Flown missions for the booster: TBD Launch Location: LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center, Florida Launch Inclination: North-East Landing: Droneship TBD Price: $69,75 million Rocket: - Diameter 3,7m - Height: 70 m Payload to Orbit: - LEO 22,800 kg - GTO 8,300 kg LiftOff Trust: - 7,607 Kilonewtons Fairing: - Diameter: 5,2 m - Height: 13 m Stages: - 2 SpaceX targets August 9, for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 8:13 a.m. EDT, 1213 UTC, 14:13 CEST, with backup opportunities available until 12:59 p.m. EDT. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on an autonomous droneship stationed 650 km offshore of the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. Space Affairs live stream begins ca. 10 minutes before the planned T-Zero. This is the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, and eight Starlink missions. As always for Starlink launches, expect changes in T-Zero during the open launch window For more information about inclination, visit (available on the launch day).
